Drake men's basketball team adds another player

3:50 PM,
May 16, 2013

Written by

MARK EMMERT

Brynjar Brynjarsson thought he had a special basketball player in Chris Caird three seasons ago at Marshalltown Community College.

But it was after Caird blew out his knee, lost his scholarship at Santa Clara, spent 13 months rehabilitating and returned to Marshalltown that Brynjarsson really saw what he had.

"Chris is a really skilled player, but at the same time, really strong and physical. He maxed out at the bench press at 325 pounds," Brynjarsson said of the 6-foot-6 guard who signed Thursday to play at Drake. "That allows him to be very multi-dimensional. You can post him up a little bit, ...